Guidance on health and safety at work

Appoint a competent person

Choose who will help you manage health and safety in your business
Prepare a health and safety policy

What a policy is and how it helps you manage health and safety
First aid in work

Advice on your first aid kit, training workers and appointing first aiders
Display the law poster

You must display the poster or give workers the equivalent leaflet
Risk assessment

How to identify hazards and assess risks at work
Consult your workers

Include your workers and inform them about health and safety
Get insurance for your business

Find out why you may need employers' liability insurance
The law

The Health and Safety at Work Act, criminal and civil law
Provide information and training

Tell your workers what their health and safety duties are
Have the right workplace facilities

Have toilets, washbasins and other welfare facilities workers need
Report accidents and illness

You must report certain injuries, near misses and work-related illnesses to HSE
Home working

Protect those working at home

More guidance

The UK has left the EU

New rules apply for some industries. Find out if you are affected.
Lone working

Your responsibilities as an employer or a lone worker
Asbestos

Why it's dangerous, removal, licensed contractors and training
Working at height

Plan and do work involving potential falls, what the law says and what equipment to use
Protection (PPE)

When and how to use helmets, gloves, safety footwear, hearing or eye protection
Fire safety

Who's responsible for regulating, high-rise buildings, landlords, owners and residents
RIDDOR

Report injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences, how and what to report
Display screens (DSE)

Protect regular users of PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones
Basics for your business

Where to start with health and safety and some basic legal requirements
Manual handling at work

Protect your workers from the risks from manual handling
Safe use of ladders and stepladders

How, when and where to use ladders and stepladders safely

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